Looking for a big change to your home this Spring, but don't have the funds for new furniture, artwork or flooring?
Painting your home is pretty much the fastest and most cost effective way to go. For about a hundred bucks or so, and a little elbow grease, you can transform a room in a day.
Benjamin Moore has some great online tools to help you. Remember to go Green for a healthy, odor-free experience.
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Envision Color 2010
Shows you how paint color combinations will look in a room or on a house before you pick up a paintbrush.
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Paint Calculator
Don't get stuck with too little or too much paint. Use their paint calculator to find out how much will be right for your job.
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Problem Solver - Interior
All interior paint problems are correctable—find the right solution here. This section lists a variety of interior painting problems...
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| Blistering Bubbles sometimes form on the paint film that look like blisters. These result from the localized loss of adhesion and lifting of the paint film from the underlying surface. Learn More  | | | | | | 
| Blocking Blocking occurs when two painted surfaces stick when pressed together (e.g., a door sticking to the jamb). Learn More | | | | | | 
| Burnishing Burnishing is an interior painting problem that occurs when the gloss or sheen of paint film increases when subjected to rubbing or brushing. Learn More | | | | | | 
| Caulk Failure Caulk may lose its initial adhesion and flexibility, which will cause it to crack or pull away from the surfaces to which it is applied. Learn More | | | | | | 
| Cracking or Flaking Dry paint sometimes cracks or flakes through at least one coat due to aging, which ultimately will lead to complete failure of the paint. Learn More | | | | | | 
| Foaming or Cratering Foaming and cratering occur when bubbles (foaming) form. When the bubbles break during application and drying, they result in small, round concave depressions (cratering). Learn More | | | | | | 
| Lap Marks Lap marks are the appearance of a denser color or increased gloss where wet and dry layers overlap during paint application. Learn More | | | |
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